<p dir="ltr">Walu</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm of the opinion that Spam is an issue tackled best by technology NOT legislation...</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ali Hussein<br>
+1<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Sent using <a href="https://cloudmagic.com/k/d/mailapp?ct=pa&cv=1.0.8.5&pv=4.4">CloudMagic </a></p>
<br/><br/><div class="cm_quote" style=" color: #787878">On Fri, Dec 06, 2013 at 10:59 am, Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>> wrote:</div><br><div id="oldcontent" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><blockquote style=""><div><br></div><div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"></span></div></div></blockquote><div id="ID_1386317473728"><br></div><blockquote class="" style=""><div class="" style=""><div class="" style=""><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div>"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Dec 6, 2013, at 10:54 AM, Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote><div><span>@Ndemo,</span><br><span></span><br><span>The fact that the raccoon (google says this is some animal in the US :-) did manage to flood your email with spam is a confirmation that we do need the cyber-laws even in Africa :-)</span><br><span></span><br><span>Anyway, whereas I agree with most of your article I had a comment on this one paragraph :</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span>The industry sometimes lies with statistics that in most cases do not make any sense. Gullible nations are spending a fortune on cyber security. Even countries with less than one per cent Internet penetration are talking about cyber security. <<</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><span></span><br><span>I was of the opinion that countries with fewer machines online SHOULD be talking loudest about Cybersecurity simply because we live in a connected world. Most IT-savvy cyber-criminals  based in developed economies hijack the few  "3rd-world" (forgive the use of word) networks/computers to launch attacks in other jurisdictions. Unless there are laws/frameworks compelling corrective action most of these local networks will forever remain vulnerable.</span><br><span></span><br><span>However, it also true is that some autocratic/non-democratic governments are going to ride this cyber-security bandwagon for the sake of adding more repression to their citizenry. The civil-society (recently baptized as evil-society :-) must forever be watchful.</span><br><span></span><br><span>walu.</span><br><span></span><br><span>--------------------------------------------</span><br><span>On Fri, 12/6/13, Bitange Ndemo <<a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br><span></span><br><span> Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security</span><br><span> To: <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a></span><br><span> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span><br><span> Date: Friday, December 6, 2013, 8:12 AM</span><br><span></span><br><span> Hussein,</span><br><span> Some raccoon decided to clog my e-mail with spam as</span><br><span> punishment because of</span><br><span> the article.  I am not opposed to cyber security but</span><br><span> some people (and you</span><br><span> remember Dubai) want to use cyber security as a basis for</span><br><span> stifling</span><br><span> internet freedom.</span><br><span></span><br><span> Ndemo.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><blockquote><span>Grace</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>Thanks for sharing. We indeed must tread carefully.</span><br></blockquote><span> There is definitely a</span><br><blockquote><span>case for a regulatory framework. This must however be</span><br></blockquote><span> tampered with the</span><br><blockquote><span>understanding that too much regulation will throttle</span><br></blockquote><span> the industry. It is a</span><br><blockquote><span>fine balance that we must maintain.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>*Ali Hussein*</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>Skype: abu-jomo</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>LinkedIn:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span><a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim></a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>Blog: <a href="http://www.alyhussein.com">www.alyhussein.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>Any information of a personal nature expressed in this</span><br></blockquote><span> email are purely</span><br><blockquote><span>mine and do not necessarily reflect the official</span><br></blockquote><span> positions of the</span><br><blockquote><span>organizations that I work with.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Grace Githaiga</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span><<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>>wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span>n Kenya, we have done extremely well in the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> adoption of ICTs. This is a</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span>field that requires a lot of creativity, but we may</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> just end up killing</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span>that creativity with too many rules and regulations</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> in trying to counter</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span>computer crime sometimes referred to as cybercrime</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> or netcrime.</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span><a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/We-must-tread-carefully-on-cyber-security/-/539548/2098892/-/item/0/-/12mo495/-/index.html">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/We-must-tread-carefully-on-cyber-security/-/539548/2098892/-/item/0/-/12mo495/-/index.html</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span>Unsubscribe or change your options at</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> multi-stakeholder platform</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span>for people and institutions interested and involved</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> in ICT policy and</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span>regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> for reform in the ICT</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span>sector in support of the national aim of ICT</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> enabled growth and</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span>development.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span>KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> acceptable behaviors</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span>online that you follow in real life: respect</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> people's times and</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span>bandwidth,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span>share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> personalize, respect privacy,</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span>do</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span>not spam, do not market your wares or</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span> qualifications.</span><br><blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>Unsubscribe or change your options at</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a</span><br></blockquote><span> multi-stakeholder platform</span><br><blockquote><span>for people and institutions interested and involved in</span><br></blockquote><span> ICT policy and</span><br><blockquote><span>regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for</span><br></blockquote><span> reform in the ICT</span><br><blockquote><span>sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled</span><br></blockquote><span> growth and</span><br><blockquote><span>development.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of</span><br></blockquote><span> acceptable behaviors</span><br><blockquote><span>online that you follow in real life: respect people's</span><br></blockquote><span> times and bandwidth,</span><br><blockquote><span>share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize,</span><br></blockquote><span> respect privacy, do</span><br><blockquote><span>not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span> Business School</span><br><span> University of Nairobi</span><br><span> Lower Kabete Campus</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span> _______________________________________________</span><br><span> kictanet mailing list</span><br><span> <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br><span> <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></span><br><span></span><br><span> Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a</span><br><span> multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions</span><br><span> interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The</span><br><span> network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT</span><br><span> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth</span><br><span> and development.</span><br><span></span><br><span> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable</span><br><span> behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect</span><br><span> people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame</span><br><span> or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do</span><br><span> not market your wares or qualifications.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.</span><br><span></span><br><span>KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.</span><br></div></blockquote></blockquote></div>